The sentence of more than 7 years is the longest related to the Jan. 6 attack to date.
of bringing a handgun to the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack, to 87 months in prison, the longest sentence so far related to the 2021 assault.
Still, the sentence is the lengthiest handed down for a Jan. 6 defendant to date. Two other defendants received sentences of 63 months earlier this year for their roles in the attack. Reffitt's defense team had urged the judge to sentence him to no more than two years behind bars.Addressing the court during Monday's hearing, Reffitt admitted he acted like a"f***ing idiot" on Jan.
"What he and others who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 did is the antithesis of patriotism," the judge said before handing down the sentence.
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